Re: [Nolug] Why you shouldn't be afraid of asking geeks about taxes and the law

From: Scott Cotton <scott_at_nscotton.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:08:55 -0500
Message-ID: <BANLkTimLYT1nfgTqpK-dE09Ww576Jt6okg@mail.gmail.com>

I'm just saying the current tax code is really complex and requires alot of
studing to actually get right. There are reasons why we have attoreneys and
cpas. They aren't just for big corporations are they not? =)

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Mark A. Hershberger <mah@everybody.org>wrote:

>
> Scott Cotton writes:
> > To be honest any questions in reference to 1099 forms and other
> > financial questions should be directed to a attorney or a accountant.
>
> Plenty of people on the list have experience with 1099 questions. You
> shouldn't rely on us to make sure you've filled out a form correctly,
> but people shouldn't assume that you need a specialized degree in order
> to answer a question.
>
> If you have tax questions, the IRS ha empowered you to find out the
> answers by putting all of the information on IRS.gov. But don't take my
> word for it. My wife works with the IRS's VITA
> (http://www.irs.gov/app/vita/) and that is what *she* says.
>
> Telling people "those questions should go to X type of person" is simply
> antithetical to the curiousness and agility not to mention ability of
> the geek nature. If you have a question, we'd like to answer it if we
> can. Please do not relegate an entire class of questions away from the
> list.
>
> Mark.
>
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